CPSC 315 Programming Studio Spring 2008 John Keyser

People Professor: John Keyser Teaching Assistant: Brad Sattem Peer Teacher: Michael Maslanka

Background on the Course Meant to be a “capstone” to the lower-level classes. Intention is to give lots of programming experience, in a team environment. Should be prepared for any programming assignment in upper-level classes Should be better prepared for industry programming jobs (internships/co-ops)

“Studio” Course Programming as “art,” “science,” “engineering.” The idea of a studio course is to have an environment where students can practice and refine their skills –Your skills should markedly improve over the semester –You should have plenty of interaction with and feedback from the professor/TA –Practice, practice, practice

Lectures We’ll meet on 30 class periods (out of 43) –Expect to meet most dates at the beginning of the semester –Will skip lectures later in semester, during projects Lectures should be helpful for your programming work

Code Construction System Specification Requirements Analysis Architectural Design Detailed Design Coding and Debugging Maintenance System Testing Unit Testing Taken from Code Complete

Topics Programming Tips/Techniques Software design principles Basic team programming skills Programming Tools Project-specific subjects

Projects 3 projects, each a month long Each project will be a team project –3 people per team Might require use of specific tools, languages, approaches Topics from range of CS fields –Lectures will cover additional material

Lab Note: Lab will not meet today – should meet on Wednesday –(Later will list an alternative assignment…) Lab times: –Use as team meeting times –Use as instructor meeting times –TA demos/tools instructions –Code reviews

Reviews Might include code reviews Public review/comments on code/design/documentation/etc. –During lab or lecture times Programs you work on/submit will not be considered private, for this class You might be asked to present your code

Syllabus Review

Grading Grading will include style, teamwork, subjective quality grades –Goal is to give you feedback along the way, so that you know how well you’re meeting these goals Peer evaluation of some code might be incorporated

Course Feedback New course Two-way feedback is important –I need to know what is/is not working –Talk to me, talk to the TA –Might be a discussion board –I will be distributing feedback forms throughout the semester

Questions?

Homework (in place of today’s Lab) Use your lab period to download and read this article: Don Knuth’s Turing Award Lecture: –“Computer Programming as an Art” –